San Diego band Pinback has reunited, and plays Seattle Feb. 8 and 9. DREW REYNOLDS
Years Active: 19.
Provenance: San Diego, California.
Essential Albums: At the risk of sounding like one of those people who always says, “I only dig the early stuff,” I’ll say it (call me an early-aughts purist). Anything before 2004 is your best bet: Pinback (1999), Blue Screen Life (2001), Offcell (2003), Summer in Abaddon (2004).
Essential Songs: “Tripoli,” “Hurley,” “Microtonic Wave,” “Proceed to Memory,” “Fortress.”